{"id":253,"date":"2019-12-02T05:03:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T05:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/?p=253"},"modified":"2019-12-02T05:03:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T05:03:56","slug":"the-three-best-songs-of-todays-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/02\/the-three-best-songs-of-todays-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"The three best songs of today&#8217;s ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had to try out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/30\/new-shoes\/\">my new shoes<\/a>, so I did my usual loop around Balboa Park. It was a good ride. One sign of a good ride is a moment where I think &#8220;this is a really good bike song.&#8221; Today there were three. In order from least to most good (today):<\/p>\n<span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" data-iawmlf-links=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:120,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Wcze7EGorOk&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250826072020\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Wcze7EGorOk&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-02 14:44:19&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-05 01:16:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-08 01:46:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 06:30:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-17 22:34:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 01:33:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-16 00:34:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-19 00:42:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-01 13:17:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-01 13:17:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:121,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=cDIzMGh94vo&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250802071857\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=cDIzMGh94vo&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-02 14:44:19&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-05 01:16:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-08 01:46:40&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-17 22:34:35&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 01:33:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 01:33:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]\"><\/span>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS &quot;Istanbul (Not Constantinople)&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vsQrKZcYtqg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>They Might Be Giants: Istanbul (Not Constantinople)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brian&#8217;s favorite band. Their cover is much perkier than <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"the original version (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wcze7EGorOk\" target=\"_blank\">the original version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Jam - Town Called Malice\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YfpRm-p7qlY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>The Jam &#8211; Town Called Malice<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A great song that <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Weezer casually stole and made happy (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cDIzMGh94vo\" target=\"_blank\">Weezer casually stole and made happy<\/a>, it would have been number one if not for the last song of the ride&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZyaK3jo4Sl4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>The Dead Milkmen &#8211; Punk Rock Girl<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, this song. It would never make any top ten list of mine, but it sure feels good when you&#8217;re on the last half mile and you want a little push.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s ride:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/2905361078\/embed\/4bd0c19549b9f629e5e6cc7bd562cc22a88d3cf4'><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I like bikes. I like music. 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